Personal Hygiene QUIZ: Do You Know How To Protect Yourself Against Disease?

Lauren Kirkbride|General Knowledge|16 Mar 2020

Does the five-second rule work?

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Toast with jam has fallen on the floor near a child's feet.
Retry Correct Incorrect In 2006, researchers from Clemson University concluded that the five-second rule doesn’t work. That’s because dropped food gets covered with germs as soon as it lands on the floor. Don’t pick it back up.
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Does the five-second rule work?

  • Yes, because the floor isn’t that dirty.
  • No, because your food is already covered in germs.
  • No, because germs flood food as soon as it lands on the floor.
  • Yes, because it takes a while for germs to reach the food.
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